http://thelibrary.org/lochist/history/paspres/whitloca.html

John Heckert info here: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/MOGREENE/2006-01/1136833385

July, 1882 - John Heckart, who once resided in this county, was killed by a K.C., S. & M. Railroad train (in
Green County near Springfield). Prior to the war he was one of the owners of the Marshfield Mills. Accidental
Deaths 1878-1887, Webster County, Missouri From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas,
Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1889.

July 7 1882 Springfield Express:
"Tragic Death of John Heckart Sr. A sad accident occurred last Saturday on the K.C., Ft. S. & G.R.R. some 3 or 4 miles east of the city, resulting in the instant death of Mr. John Heckart Sr., lumber dealer and a well known and highly esteemed citizen of this place. Mr. Heckart was returning home on the supply train from his saw mill at Fordland, when in attempting to step from the tender of the locomotive attached to the rear end of the train to the car immediately in front, he missed his footing and fell between the rails, the engine passing over his body crushing and mangling it dreadfully. His remains were interred at Maple Park Cemetery.

Deceased was born in Butler county, Pennsylvania, 55 years ago last October, but removed to this stated when 14 years old, resident here since. He leaves of wife and seven grown children."

Listed in 1870 as Lumber dealer in Marshfield.

John Heckart was an original incorporator of Marshfield in 1869. He was also a 49er. http://www.iowaz.info/surname/heckartgoldrush.htm

The mill is consistenly reported as being at Marshfield.

here is photo of a mill Marshfield note can't say if at site of Heckert's pic taken in 1880 post tornado:http://www.springfieldhistorymuseum.org/archives/detail.php?AccessionNumber=1992-113&Q=Marshfield

fwiw

John R